Portland should be doing everything it can to attract real estate developers to increase housing supply to reduce rents.

If you can attract qualified tenants, and there are no health or safety concerns, I really don't see a problem with renting the home with one coat of paint.

So they decided to offer paying three years of rent upfront --- which suddenly made them a much more attractive tenant. 

You must be very familiar with Hamilton area and have several years of experience.Agent must be a Real estate investor and be able to find me attractive investment opportunities.

Thoughts on Airbnb: it will have more hassle to bring in cleaning services and will probably need to pay for amenities (eg Wi-Fi) so it will be attractive and rented frequently.I appreciate any advice you can give me.Goal: some passive income and get some more real estateChris.

I personally walk the homes we buy 30 minutes before closing, and if they're not empty of inhabitants the check doesn't leave my wallet.

I've looked at some out of state options and although they definitely seem more attractive, my primary goal is to buy local in LA/OC (maybe even Riverside/San Bernardino). 

I have my rentals linked from my custom website which I'm trying to attract visitors with content like blog posts.  

Yes, so basically the reality behind owner-financing is that it happens for one of three reasons: A - property is defective in some way and owner-financing enticement is absolutely necessary in order to attract a buyer; B - owner's taxable event implications; C - owner wants to convert the face value of CF from rental income to note income.

It has been improving it’s ranking since 2009, and has been in the top 25 for economic growth since 2014.Manufacturing is still a major industry, but with new investments from GM and Tesla the city should see some stability in the industry.Alumni from Michigan State University provide a good base for high tech and research jobs in the area.Orlando, FLThe economy has been improving every year since 2012, and the economic growth ranked #9 on the Milkin Institute’s 2016 report.Tourism remains the main industry for the area with Disney and Universal creating a lot of jobs in the area.In addition to the Tourism industry, Orlando has a strong Health Care industry, which will help it attract retirees.Raleigh, NCThe economy has been in the top 15 of the Milkin Institute’s top growing economies for the past 10 years.The Research Triangle that includes NC State, Duke University, and UNC Chapel Hill support a lot of growth in the R&D industry and the alumni provide skilled workers that attract businesses.San Antonio, TXThe economic growth has been in the top 25 of the Milkin Institute’s top growing economies since 2008.In the past, the economy has been highly tied to the Oil industry.